Community Fund

Bath & West Community Energy Fund is now open for applications for the year 2018. The fund is looking for applications from local organisations that want to shrink their carbon footprint or address the real issues of fuel poverty and climate change. This year the BWCE fund has just under £30,000 to distribute to local projects that set out to reduce their carbon footprint or address the real issues of fuel poverty and climate change.

Interested projects need to apply by 22 November 2017. Application forms and more details can be found on the Quartet Community Foundation website. Do not hesitate to contact us if you want to talk through your prospective project or application.

To see the sorts of projects that received funding in 2017, 2016 and 2015, see the links on the top right of this web page.

The Community Fund is funded from surplus income from BWCE and donations from BWCE members. Surplus income is that which is left over after the company’s running expenses (for example repayment of bank loans, premises costs and staff costs) and members’ interest has been paid. The amounts to be allocated to the BWCE Fund will be approved by members at each AGM. It is intended that, should our generating capacity targets be met, there will be increasing amounts passed to the Community Fund for distribution.

The overall aim of the Community Fund is to support projects which will help mitigate against the effects of peak oil and resources, climate change and fuel poverty in Bath and surrounding areas. It will do this by providing financial support, via grant funding or investments, in local projects that meet the selection criteria. Project proposals would have to demonstrate that they promote environmental sustainability, low or zero use of energy and/or alleviate fuel poverty. Emphasis will be on practical projects that lead to real community benefits.

The Bath & West Low Carbon Community Fund (operating as the BWCE Fund) has been registered as an independent Registered Charity Number 1156710 by the Charity Commissioners. The trustees are Peter Harvey (chair), Carole Bond, Pete Capener, Peter Andrews and Simon Forsyth.